Hi Ann, Here is a link to a GTZ stove design that has been used for burning dung in the highlands of Peru: http://www.hedon.info/docs/CEC_inkawasi-stove_peru_factsheet-2008.pdf
Please note that I have no direct experience with these stoves, just aware that they exist. Best of luck! Boston On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 3:42 PM, CEDESOL Foundation <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi Ann, > One of our volunteers replied to your inquiry about CEDESOL stoves. > Did you receive his information? I have been in rural areas where we > have been installing 720 double burner rockets with chimneys. Do > respond if you need more info. My cel 59177900868 abrazos and saludos > to Nancy and Richard. > > On 5/20/12, Richard Stanley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ann, > > > > Thanks for your inquiry and thanks Nancy for your recommendation. We are > not > > directly involved with improved stoves; However there a contact in Peru > that > > you might want to explore. > > > > We installed a briquette production project in the outlying areas of > Cusco > > under the Adventist Development Relief Organisation in 2003 ( see the > latter > > half of the video on our website) but they let it all die just as it was > > getting off the ground, as their priorities apparently shifted to follow > the > > changes in their donor's ( then USAID) interests. I returned to discover > all > > this while at the PCIA stove conference in Peru, in Feb, 2011. While > there, > > I also happened to meet a one Javier Saldivar <[email protected]> > who > > is very active with stove projects in the southern highlands. I am not > sure > > what kind of material he uses for the chimney though. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Richard Stanley > > www.legacyfound.org > > Ashland Oregon ( our Mayor is a one John Stromberg: Any relation ? ) > > ================================================== > > > > > > On May 19, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Ann Stromberg wrote: > > > > I am a member of the Board of Directors of a small foundation that works > in > > the highlands of southern Peru. One of our projects is improved stoves, > and > > we are seeking to improve our model. I have corresponded with Nancy > > Sanford Hughes and she suggested that I contact you: the Stove Team > > International's Ecocina burns wood, and our communities are above the > tree > > line and wood/charcoal are not realistic fuel options. Families in our > > communities depend on cow dung for fuel. The families like to cook > indoors > > for the most part (traditionally in small unventilated kitchens separate > > from other living areas). To date we have been working with an adobe > model > > (families make their own adobes) with a stovepipe. A problem that we > have > > encountered in corrosion of the stovepipes, sometimes within a year of > > installation. > > > > Might you have any recommendations/experience regarding stovepipes that > > might be retrofitted for our stove? > > > > In the longer term, we would also consider other models. I am > wondering if > > you would be able to direct us to a tested model of a household-level > > "improved stove" that burns dung and has been shown to have a significant > > positive effect in improvement of the indoor air quality. The stove must > > function at 13,000-14,000 feet altitude and survive an annual season of > > heavy rain as well as lengthy dry season. > > > > Any advice or leads that you can provide for us will be MUCH appreciated. > > Thank you so much for taking time to write. I'd be happy to call you if > > that's easier for you. > > > > Ann Stromberg, Ph.D., M.P.H. > > for The Chijnaya Foundation > > www.chijnayafoundation.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Stoves mailing list > > > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > > [email protected] > > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > > http://www.bioenergylists.org/ > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > David Whitfield V. > Executive Director > CEDESOL Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://www.bioenergylists.org/ > > -- Boston Nyer Director of Operations BURN Design Lab www.burndesignlab.org Skype: BostonNyer Cell: 585.503.3459 Office: 331.444.BURN
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